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Diyarbakır (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 54 49 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.9136 decimal degrees |
| Long: 040 13 02 E degrees minutes |
Long: 40.2172 decimal degrees |
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Note: City in east-central Asia Minor, on the Tigris river. It became a Roman colony in 230 CE; enlarged and strengthened under the Roman emperor Constantius II, who also erected new walls around the city in 349. Taken by King Shapur II of Persia in 363. Controlled by dynasties of Arabs, Turks, Mongols, and Persians until seized by Ottoman sultan in 1516. |
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| Diyarbakır (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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| Diari-Bekir (C,V)
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| Diarbakir (C,V)
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| Diarbekir (C,V)
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| Diarbekr (C,O)
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| Diyaribekir (C,V)
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| Diyarbekir (C,V)
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| Diyaribakir (C,V)
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| Diyarbakir (C,V)
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| Dikranakerd (C,V)
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| Diari-Békir (C,V)
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| Diyarıbakır (C,V)
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| Diyarıbekir (C,V)
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| Diarbakır (C,U)
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| Diyarbakır Vilâyeti (C,U)
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| Amida (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Diyarbakır (inhabited place) (P,H) became a Roman colony in 230 CE |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was important ancient center |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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Diyarbakır University independent from Ankara University 1973 |
| colony (H) |
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Roman colony in 230 CE |
| regional capital (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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